Chewing tobacco

Chewing tobaccoSteven Adam

Gustavo IbarraApril 16th, 2012

Different Types of Chewing Tobacco

SnuffFinely ground shredded form of tobacco,

that is put in between the lower lip and the gum in your mouth

Comes in a small round can

Chewing TobaccoLeaf that is rolled up and placed in the

cheek pouchComes in a pouch like packaging

SnusPlaced between the gum or cheek and

does not needed to spit out the juices to receive the affects.

Brands and Sizes There are 43 brands of chewing tobacco in total,

in which are divided into three categories: Extra longLong cutFine cut

Extra long being the most causing saliva Long cut being the most frequent use in the worldFine cut being having the most fiberglass in its

product and the messiest of them all

Nicknames on the Street• Dip• Dips• Snacks• Lips• lipper• Candy• Chewsky• Snuff• Pinch• Yopper• Wad• Flab• Backy

The 43 Brands of Chewing TobaccoAppalachian Apple Jack Beech Nut

Big Mountain Brown's Mule Blood Hound Plug

Bowie Bull of the Woods Camel

Cannonball Plug Chattanooga Chew

Copenhagen Cotton Boll Cougar

Days O' Work Durango Gold River

Grizzly Husky Kodiak

Kayak King B Twist Lancaster

Levi Garrett Mail Pouch Morgans

Mammoth Cave Oliver Twist Peachy

Red Man Redwood Rooster

Silver Creek Skoal Southern Pride

Springfield Starr Stokers

Taylor's Pride WB Extra Long Work Horse

Method of usePlace the snuff in between your lip and gumThe tobacco it self puts small cuts in your

mouth (fiberglass) The nicotine is absorbed into the blood

stream.Spit this dark tobacco juice out. If you where to swallow it then you would

have a stomach ache and most likely throw up from it the substances in your stomach.

Finally when the nicotine is in your system and reaches your brain it cause you to have a buzz

History of Chewing TobaccoScientist believe its been growing since 6000 B.C.Wasn’t until 1 B.C., American Indians began using

tobacco for religious and medicinal practices. They believed it healed woundsWas a pain killerRelieve toothachesCure Cancer

Late fifteen century, Christopher Columbus was offered dried tobacco leaves as a gift from the American Indians

Late sixteenth century, a Spanish doctor named Nicolas Monardes wrote a book on the medical purposes clamming that tobacco could cure 36 health problems

In the middle seventh century, tobacco was finally banned to smoke in public areas in the state of Massachusetts

Mid-nineteenth century when produces used scraps left over from the production of other tobacco products to establish chewing tobacco It was most known at the time with the "cowboys" of

American west

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company was the first company to produce chewing tobacco

Works in the brainChewing tobacco works in the brain by stimulating

and releasing neurotransmitters, being dopamine, to produce that pleasurable and motivating

It takes longer to reach the brain than smoking, do to it needs to travel into the blood stream until it hits the brain to function

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Symptoms and WithdrawalsSymptoms that can occur from the use chewing

tobacco are: Decrease of appetite Boosting of mood and even relieves minor depression Raise of blood sugar or increase of insulin production Increase bowel activity Saliva and phlegm Increase heart rate Blood pressure Sweating Nausea and Diarrhea Stimulation of memory and alertness.

Withdrawals Occur within two to three hours after the last tobacco use

and will peak at around two to three days

Long Term EffectsAddition to NicotineReceding of gumsSensitive teethTooth decaySores, patches, and lumps in mouthBad breath, bas taste in mouthExcess saliva production, droolingStained Teeth

Psychology Effects AnxietyTensionRestlessnessFrustrationImpatienceDifficult of concentratingDrowsinessHeadachesIrritability Depression

TreatmentsTreatment that can be done to resolve chewing

tobacco are the same as smoking due to the user is trying to treat the Nicotine addition

Supplements like such help the addiction of chewing go awayGum InhalersLozengesnasal spraySkin patches

Health Risk that can occur in the Mouth

Chewing tobacco consist of over 2,000 highly dangerous chemicals

Scientist have proven 28 of them are cancers causing and increase other medical problems Causes throat or mouth cancer

Enters the blood system causing bacteria to build up and infect the skin or gum causing swelling and variations of tumors

Causes your lips and gums to crack Leaving them to bleed and causing infection in

the mouth and a great amount of pain. Causes receding of the gum

Causing the teeth to decay and fall out, loss of the jawbone, and worn spots on the teeth

Causes sours, patches and lumps in the mouth

Chewing Tobacco in the Major Leagues Chewing tobacco and smoking tobacco has been

affiliated with baseball since the 1840s mainly in the amateur leagues

It was not until the 1860s and 1870s, baseball was brought into the culture of chewing tobacco

Baseball players liked chewing tobacco because it supposedly kept their mouths moist on the duty infields.

The tobacco industry used baseball imagery to advertise cigarettes to young men ads featuring baseball superstars

Major League Baseball last years labored a deal to prevent the use of smokeless tobacco during pre and post-game interviews so young children are not pressured in using it due to their role model baseball players do

Statistics There are estimated 10 million users of chewing

tobacco 3 million being under the age of 21

within them almost 75% start by the age of 1411% percent oh high school boys and 1.5% high

school girls

Over a half a million people pass away due to chewing tobacco or related effects from such product

A typical dip customer spends roughly $910 a year on chewing tobacco, being a five dollar can every two days on average

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